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Norwegian’s 2015 results are characterized by high load factors, continued fleet renewal and moderate capacity growth. The company reported a high load factor throughout 2015, which averaged at 86 percent. The pre-tax result improved by 1.7 billion Norwegian kroner ($200 million), compared with last year.

Since pioneering free Wi-Fi in February 2011, more than 19 million passengers have connected to Wi-Fi at 35,000ft, and to mark the occasion we are sharing the results of our first ever study into passengers’ sky high surfing habits.

Norwegian, the World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline and Europe’s Best Low-Cost Airline, will open its 15th European base at Rome Fiumicino Airport on March 27, 2016. Norwegian’s first Italian base will create a total of 60 jobs for pilots and cabin crew. The airline has additional bases in New York, Fort Lauderdale and Bangkok.

New routes from the U.S. to the Caribbean and domestic routes in Spain had a positive effect on passenger figures in January. Norwegian carried more than 1.7 million passengers last month, a considerable increase compared to January last year. The load factor was 81.7 percent, up 1.7 percentage points.

Norwegian reported its highest ever passenger figures in a single year for 2015. The past year, Norwegian flew 25.7 million passengers, two million more than the previous year, and achieved a load factor of 86 per cent, up from 81 per cent in 2014.

Norwegian Air Resources Holding (NARH) and OSM Aviation have signed an agreement to form a stronger global partnership in employment and management of aviation crew, with NARH acquiring 50 percent of OSM Aviation.

Norwegian will significantly increase flights from the United States to one of its biggest European hubs: London Gatwick.
The airline announced today that it will connect San Francisco Bay Area and London with thrice-weekly service commencing on May 12, 2016. In May 2016, Norwegian will also increase flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick by adding a fourth weekly flight on May 10.

Norwegian’s November traffic figures are characterised by growth on intercontinental and European routes. The load factor also increased this month - by 4.1 percentage points to 83 per cent compared to the same month last year. Norwegian carried close to 2 million customers this month, an increase of 11 per cent.

The International Council on Clean Transportation today released a study that compares the fuel efficiency, of the top 20 airlines on transatlantic routes between the United States/Canada and Europe in 2014.Norwegian was named the most fuel-efficient airline on transatlantic routes, on average achieving 40 passenger kilometers per liter (pax-km/L) of fuel with its predominately Boeing 787-8 fleet.

Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, has today been granted a UK Operating License opening up bilateral traffic rights to a series of potential new markets including Asia, South America and South Africa as the airline continues its huge growth in the UK.

Norwegian Air, the world’s best low-cost long-haul airline, today celebrated its new service from Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport to both Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden. The world’s fastest-growing airline now offers 25 nonstop routes to Europe (Copenhagen, London, Oslo and Stockholm) from the U.S., more than any other European airline.

Norwegian’s October traffic figures were characterized by international growth, particularly on the long-haul routes, a trend the company has reported over the past months. The solid load factor continued this month and was 88 percent, up 6.2 percentage points from the same month previous year. The company carried approximately 2.4 million passengers in October, an increase of six percent.

Today, Norwegian and UNICEF have sent an aircraft fully loaded with school supplies and emergency aid to Jordan to help Syrian refugee children. The aircraft is now on its way from Copenhagen to Amman in Jordan as part of Norwegian and UNICEF Norway’s efforts to help some of the two million Syrian refugee children.

Norwegian Air continues to expand its international operations by signing an agreement to purchase 19 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, more than quadrupling its current long-haul fleet to 38 aircraft within the next five years. The new order will enable the company to launch even more long-haul routes and expand its existing network in the coming years.

Norwegian’s passengers have donated more than $200,000 to UNICEF’s work for children all over the world since the launch of the donation programme launched in June. Customers have donated money when purchasing flights online between June and October. In October, all donations will be used to fill an airplane from Norwegian with school supplies and emergency aid to Syrian refugee children.